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Thursday, 7 July 2016

Drumstick leaves(Murungai Keerai) Sambar

Drumstick leaves Sambar is my mom’s
signature recipe. During childhood days I used to hate to eat these leaves when
it’s done as Poriyals.

Drumsticks, drumstick
leaves, flowers are used in cooking and dishes are made using them as the main
ingredient. Drumsticks are made use in poriyal or masala varuval or sambar or
kurma or avial. This Murungai Keerai Sambar
is one of the most loved dishes in our family. This is a very tasty and healthy
dish. The preparation is quite simple and can be served with hot idly and dosa
or plain rice. Drumstick leaves are the rich
sources of iron and is found abundantly in India.Check out some sambar recipes like Methi leaves Sambar.

We can see the tree in almost
every house garden in villages and sub urban areas. The fresh drumstick leaves
made into sambhar or stir fry is always enjoyable .It gives a nice flavor to the
sambhar and tastes heavenly with rice and ghee.This is the dish which my mom ‘s signature recipe which
imparts an additional smell and taste to this
dish.Find more interesting recipes on Drumstick leaves like Drumstick leaves soup, Drumstick leaves Adai, Drumstick leaves Tomato kootu.

So try this simple sambhar and here is the recipe of the lip-smacking delicacies of
South India for you.

Prep
time

Cook
time

Serves

15
mins

20 mins

4
persons

Ingredients

Drumstick leaves -3/4
-1cup

Toor dal -1/2
cup

Chopped onions-2
no’s

Chopped tomatoes -1
no

Green chilies -2
no’s

Turmeric powder -1/4
tsp

Sambar powder -1
tbsp.

Thick Tamarind syrup -1/4 cup or ½
cup

Water -3
cups

Salt – to
taste

Seasonings

Drumstick leaves -3/4
-1cup

Toor dal -1/2
cup

Oil -2
tbsp.

Mustard seeds -1
tsp

Urad dal -1
tsp

Hing
–pinch

Garlic cloves -2
no’s

Dry red chilly -3
no’s

Method

1. Pressure cook toor dal by adding a cup of water along with turmeric
powder, a pinch of asafetida powder,garlic,cumin seeds, salt and few drops of
oil. Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal,red
chilli and asafetida powder, and let them splutters.

2. Now add the chopped onion
pieces, chopped tomatoes pieces, drumstick leaves and garlic pods. Stir them
continuously until the onion turns translucent and tomatoes turns mushy and cook
for a while with salt.Mix well and allow it
to boil for 5 minutes, now add the 2 tbsp. tamarind juice and let it to boil.